Chapter 98 – Hidden Madness – 5
We checked the equipment one last time before departing.
Karen’s weapon is a short sword she used as an adventurer. Stia, in contrast, is a thin and long sword.
Ava’s weapon was a common sword that seemed to have a good mix of the two’s weapon characteristics.
Diana and I are wizards, so we don’t need special weapons.
The rowan family’s wagon wanted by Ava was overwhelming in size.
I was at a loss for words at the size of the wagon led by three brave horses.
“I was told that I was going to an emergency order, so my father made it possible for me to use it specially.
These guys were active on the battlefield, so it’s no problem even if a group of bandits attack them. I’m not afraid of knives.”
Ava spoke excitedly.
“Hmm, it’s worth watching. I can ride this much.”
Diana lightly climbed in first, then she went in the furthest, sat down, and looked at us with her chin on her chin.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you riding?”
“…Do you think he is the owner?”
Haha…”
Ava smiled awkwardly.
I followed Diana and sat down next to her.
Next, Stia and Ava sat next to Karen, on the opposite seat.
“Can I leave the driving to a coachman?”
“Yes. He’s a veteran. He’ll take you safely to your destination.”
Abba answered in a bright voice.
“Let’s make a plan while we go.”
“Good idea.”
Stia actively agreed with my opinion.
It’s a little bit like being still while moving,
More than anything, I wanted to talk in advance so that there would be no confusion when I got off the carriage.
I don’t have any good plans.
But I knew who to talk to.
“Stia, what should I do?”
“As I said before, I’m going to divide it into three stages.”
“Three steps?”
“Yes. First, investigate what’s going on in the town.”
There is no room for disagreement.
Everyone probably thinks it’s normal.
“And figure out the size of the enemy.
The size of the enemy here means where the enemy is, how many people there are in total, what the level of armament is, everything that can be known.”
“What about the final step?”
“After figuring out the size of the enemy, attack in the way you think is most appropriate on the spot.”
After hearing all of Stia’s story, Diana snorted at her.
“If you keep doing that, the day will break. Find out where the enemy is and hit it.
Aren’t there people here who don’t know how to fight?”
“I wonder if the situation is urgent. The investigation could of course take more than a few days.”
“Uh…”
Diana’s face reddens with annoyance.
He doesn’t seem to like Stia’s discreet ways.
I took Diana’s hand. Diana flinched and looked at me.
“A plan is just a plan. You just have to be good at research and good at fighting, right?”
“…Well, that’s right.”
Diana was playing with me, clasping her hands affectionately, then, as if she realized what she was doing, she suddenly removed her hand.
“Oh, how long will you be touching it?
“I thought you were good too.”
“…”
Diana pretended not to know and looked out the window at her.
“Let’s move according to Stia’s plan.
First, investigate what happened in the village, figure out the size of the enemy, and attack. Don’t you all agree?”
“Huh!”
Karen answers in a bright voice.
“I’ll do my best!”
Ava is also very motivated.
Why would a guy who didn’t even want to get out of bed apply for this mission?
I do not know.
At least, like me, it is certain that he is not moving for the sake of a woman.
I think you can notice such a feeling more sensitively than anyone else.
Ava is a good friend, and she is someone you can trust.
“Decal.”
“Huh?”
Stia looked at me and said with a serious face.
“To add my hopes to the plan, I want to stay in town for a few days after things are settled.”
“Stay in town? Why?”
Isn’t there nothing to see when things are resolved?
“I want to prevent the remnants of the red soul stone from causing any additional damage.”
“Oh, you want to see the lights that went out again?”
Stia blinked her eyes.
“Seeing a fire that has gone out again… That’s a great expression. Decal’s vocabulary is very classy.”
“…”
It’s a big deal.
Stia was so serious that she almost laughed.
It’s just one of those common slogans.
I can’t even remember where I saw it. Public advertisement?
In a world without media, it might sound novel. That’s actually a good thing.
After all, people living here have overwhelmingly less information than modern people.
Even if I forget that I came from another world because I have the Goddess Agent skill that fills in the difference in perception by language as much as possible.
Sometimes I think of it like this, and I feel welcome.
“Dekal, what do you think…?”
“It’s fine.”
Also to stay relaxed after work.
Rather, I felt grateful to Stia for creating an appropriate justification for it.
Because you can’t have sex while on a dangerous mission.
When I was in the Black Forest with Karen. Sex wasn’t the cause, but it put me in a dangerous situation as a result.
There was a saying that if you put a red soul stone into your body, you would become a monster, so there was a high possibility that hypnosis wouldn’t work.
The best thing to do is to spend time together after eliminating any real threats.
At that time, even if you take the women to the eight-colored clam castle, there will be no unexpected damage to the residents of Kepa.
“Including Stia’s suggestion, let’s make the plan a total of 4 steps.”
“Thank you, Decal. I’m glad you took over as leader.”
“If Diana took over, she would have been in trouble, right?”
Stia waved her hand in embarrassment.
“Ah, no. I don’t mean that…!”
“…”
Uh? It wouldn’t be strange if they tried to kick me by now.
There is no response from Diana.
“Diana. Are you saying, ‘Are you two going to make fun of me!? We don’t have parties!'”
“Puha!”
Karen burst out laughing.
Ava Langstia tried to hold back her laughter, but she was futile.
My imitation of Diana has touched Diana’s wrath.
“Sah, what do you think of a person! If I just said something, would you think she’s a troublemaker?”
“I thought you’d dismiss it with, ‘That’s a pointless waste of time!'”
Diana grabbed my sleeve.
“She’ll kill you if you don’t stop imitating her!”
“Ahaha!”
Stia and Karen are now laughing to their heart’s content.
“It looks like you need some education. Make the young lady of the vanguard a laughing stock? Such a shame, an insult…! Do you think I’ll forget?”
Even if you say that, it doesn’t convey the feeling that you hate me like before.
It looked like a cute angtal. It actually did.
“I’m sorry. Stop because you’re cute.”
“You guys stop laughing too!”
Karen laughed tearfully, and Stia held her breath until her face went red.
Ava couldn’t help but burst out laughing in front of Diana, and she felt dead sitting there.
As her laughter subsided, Diana let out a sigh and said calmly:
“I just thought it made sense.”
“What, you can’t be a leader?”
“Not that!”
“Then, do you plan to see the lights out again?”
“Yes. Vice-Chairman Neris said. There were multiple targets in the directive.
Beating the bandits, confirming the whereabouts of the red soul stone, confirming the disappearance of the soul stone.”
Diana told me so it came to my mind clearly.
Apparently it was.
While listening to our conversation, Diana recalled the contents of her order.
“Destroying the thieves is a matter of course. In any case, the report that serious damage was done to the village must have been the conclusion reached in Melbrit.
You can’t leave even one alive. Second. The material of the red soul stone means that we must uncover the root enough to find out how the thieves got the red soul stone. It’s a lower priority than the first one.”
Diana continued her speech without hesitation.
“But the third is very important. Confirming the extinction of the Red Soul Stone.
This goes back to the first one, which means at least one of the bandits must be using a red soulstone.
The soul stone loses its power and is destroyed. It means to take care of things so that there are no more problems with the red soul stone.”
“…”
“Okay? So just now, I had no reason to oppose Stia’s final plan.”
“Diana, it’s amazing.”
I was honestly amazed.
“What, what! All of a sudden… Looking closely at the problem and grasping the intention of the writer is the basic of the basics. Are you guys still Melbrit’s hero candidates?”
Diana’s face turned red from my praise.
“It’s not for nothing that I’m at the top of the wolf level…”
Ava joined in.
It seems everyone felt the same way.
That’s why I can’t hate Diana.
A cheeky and rude noble lady.
Because he lived a lofty life where even people he saw for the first time would kneel in front of him, he may have a selfish side, but as a person in the privileged class, he does not neglect his responsibilities.
That is, he did not live only with his mouth.
As befits a girl of her age, she is loyal to her emotions and speaks carelessly, but
As she is, when she gets older and has the insight to look into other people’s lives, she will definitely grow into a wonderful woman.
Unless, before that, you met a rotten trash pervert, got cummed on, and didn’t have children.
Yes.
My erection wouldn’t stop if I thought I was the one who sprayed copious amounts of semen into the womb of this young aristocratic young lady with a bright future.
“Stop talking nonsense.
It’s useless to regret now that it would have been nice if you had made me the leader.”
“It’s not like that.”
“Kuu…! This is everything!”
“Still, it’s good to have you.”
“…”
Diana’s ears were red as she looked out of her window.
“It’s enough to know.”
I took Diana’s hand.
It’s white and her pretty fingers move a little bit, and she grabs my hand tightly as if she’s going to find her place.
I felt closer to Diana.
It’s just beautiful when you look at it like this.
My other hand was busy kneading Karen’s ass.
So that Stia and Ava, who were sitting across from her, would not notice, she gently massaged her side breasts with her fingers.
“…”
It would be annoying if I kept doing this, but Karen smiled pretty when her eyes met hers.
She leans on her shoulder lightly, as if it’s okay to do it all day.
It’s nice to touch it openly, but it was also fun to touch it with a nervous heart, fearing that someone you know might find out.
“I’m here. I see Kepa.”
Stia said with her tense face.
I stopped playing with my hands and waited.
From now on, that’s a thing. I’m not going to do it roughly.
When we got off the carriage, we first looked at Kepa without saying a word.
A village that suffered great damage from bandits… It would have been
Surprisingly, the exterior of the town was fine.
The people walking the streets looked like ordinary villagers.
However, upon closer inspection, there were no abnormal signs.
There is no guard at the entrance to the village.
The wooden fence installed for the purpose of the outer wall has signs of damage here and there.
“Let’s go in.”
I took the lead and entered the village.
Then the few villagers recognized us and flocked to us.
“Ah! You’re here!”
“Melbrit’s Hero Candidates!”
“I was waiting for you.”
Everyone seemed to be having a hard time, and as soon as they saw us, their eyes were blushing.
Strangely, there are no young people.
You would expect the man to die fighting, and the woman to be taken away?
“What happened to the town?”
When I asked, an old woman walked out of the crowd.
“Let me explain.”
The situation was pretty serious.
As Stia predicted, the bandits did not attempt to capture the village, but
The village was already losing its function due to the gang of bandits.
Until now, there have been several raids that predicted time, and each time the young men of the village died while resisting.
Women were dragged
Now that there were no men to fight with weapons, the thieves boldly demanded it.
Young women in the village, if you give me alcohol and meat, I will spare you in the meantime.
That night, the side who wanted to accept the request and the side who refused to accept it fought and bloodshed broke out in the village.
It is said that some even left the village.
All that remains are those who have no choice but to accept the demands of the thieves.
Old people and children without power.
And the few women left…
I was stunned.
“So until we came, this town had no help?”
“The kingdom’s soldiers came. But they couldn’t overcome them all…”
The old woman was weeping, slurring his words.
Some elderly people revealed themselves by rolling up their clothes or rolling up their sleeves.
“They severely whipped the remaining people because we called in soldiers for help…”
There were indeed scars on the bodies of the old people from being severely beaten with whips.
It was hard to bear looking at the swollen wounds that had not been properly treated.
I took out a starlight clam.
“Let’s treat the injured first.”
